The Baltimore Ravens selected Kansas State LB Arthur Brown in the 2nd round (56th pick) and Missouri Southern State DL Brandon Williams in the 3rd round (94th pick) of the NFL Draft. Here’s a look at some of the video on Brown and Williams…

March 7, 2012 – EA SPORTS™ and ESPN announced today the return of the award-winning Madden NFLCover Vote campaign, where fans can cast their vote for the next athlete to grace the cover of one of the highest-selling videogame franchises in North America. Last year, nearly 13 million votes were cast through ESPNSportsNation.com and ESPN mobile in both companies’ most successful cross-platform activation. Tenth-seeded Cleveland Browns running back, Peyton Hillis, trucked through the six week competition all the way to the ultimate end zone – the Madden NFL 12 cover.

This year’s competition will incorporate more athletes and more chances to vote as the field has been expanded to 64 NFL players, putting even more control in the hands of the fans. Beginning today through March 21, fans can visit the SportsNation Facebook page to choose among the 64 candidates in a play-in round (each matchup features two players from the same NFL team) to advance to the official 32-player, seeded tournament. The winners of the play-in round will be unveiled with the official seeded, 32-player bracket on March 21 on ESPN’s “Madden Cover Vote Special” from 5-6p.m. EST. To ensure their favorite player advances to the next round, fans are encouraged to vote daily and tweet their picks using #MyMaddenCoverVote on Twitter. Every Wednesday between March 21 and April 25, fans can tune into SportsNation on ESPN2at 5p.m. EST to check out the latest Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote standings.

In addition to the SportsNation Facebook page, fans will be able to vote in the play-in round via the open Web through widgets embedded on blogs, websites and more. Each widget features an individual match-up for each of the 32 total teams in the league. For the cover vote from March 21-April 25, all voting must be cast at ESPN.com/MaddenVote.

The star-studded list of candidates participating in the play-in round features past Super Bowl winners, perennial Pro Bowlers and some of the most popular players in the NFL including Drew Brees, Arian Foster and Rob Gronkowski. The full list of matchups featured in the play-in round are:

AFC

Ravens

Terrell Suggs vs. Ray Rice

Jets

Mark Sanchez vs. Darrelle Revis

Steelers

Troy Polamalu vs. Ben Roethlisberger

Bills

Stevie Johnson vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick

Browns

Joe Thomas vs. Joe Haden

Dolphins

Reggie Bush vs. Brandon Marshall

Bengals

Andy Dalton vs. AJ Green

Patriots

Wes Welker vs. Rob Gronkowski

Texans

Arian Foster vs. Andre Johnson

Chargers

Phillip Rivers vs. Antonio Gates

Colts

Dwight Freeney vs. Robert Mathis

Broncos

Tim Tebow vs. Von Miller

Jaguars

Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Blaine Gabbert

Chiefs

Dwayne Bowe vs. Derrick Johnson

Titans

Jake Locker vs. Chris Johnson

Raiders

Sebastian Janikowski vs. Shane Lechler

NFC

Bears

Jay Cutler vs. Matt Forte

Rams

Chris Long vs. Brandon Lloyd

Lions

Calvin Johnson vs. Matt Stafford

49ers

Vernon Davis vs. Patrick Willis

Vikings

Percy Harvin vs. Jared Allen

Seahawks

Marshawn Lynch vs. Earl Thomas

Packers

Aaron Rodgers vs. Clay Matthews

Cardinals

Larry Fitzgerald vs. Patrick Peterson

Falcons

Matt Ryan vs. Julio Jones

Eagles

Michael Vick vs. LeSean McCoy

Saints

Drew Brees vs. Jimmy Graham

Giants

Victor Cruz vs. Jason Pierre-Paul

Panthers

Cam Newton vs. Steve Smith

Cowboys

Jason Witten vs. DeMarcus Ware

Buccaneers

Josh Freeman vs. LeGarrette Blount

Redskins

Brian Orakpo vs. Ryan Kerrigan

The Madden NFL 13 cover vote marks the third-consecutive year that EA SPORTS has asked fans to help shape the face of the Madden NFL franchise through a cover athlete voting campaign. It also marks the second year of its collaboration with ESPN’s SportsNation.

Madden NFL 13 is developed in Orlando, Florida by EA Tiburon. For more information about Madden NFL 13, please visit: http://www.ea.com/madden-nfl. To download assets pertaining to the Madden NFL 13 please visit http://maddennfl13.newslinevine.com.

All player participation has been facilitated by National Football League Players Incorporated, the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association.

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About ESPN Games and EA

ESPN’s long-standing relationship with EA produces deep brand integrations into console gaming titles such as EA SPORTS NCAA Football 12 and Fight Night Champion. Additionally, the relationship in 2011 produced the biggest ESPN poll vote ever for the Madden NFL 12 cover vote, logging nearly 13 million votes, the most ESPN votes ever for a joint collaboration. The Emmy award-winning EA Virtual Playbook also most recently extended to boxing and golf in 2011.

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PLAY-IN ROUND VOTING THRU FACEBOOK & OPEN WEB

Thanks for your interest in SportsNation’s Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote.

EA Sports and ESPN’s SportsNation have chosen two players from each NFL team to be included in a social play-in round for the Madden NFL 13 cover.

Starting March 7th on SportsNation’s Facebook page and on voting matchups called ‘sapplets’ or ‘widgets’ embedded across open web (info below), fans will be able to vote on matchups from each NFL team to send one representative into the final bracket of 32 players at ESPN.com/MaddenVote on March 21st.

If you choose to embed one of the 32 individual voting ‘sapplets’, you can use the next page that includes all 32 embed codes for all 32 NFL teams. They post to your site much like a YouTube clip and can increase time spent on your site as well as traffic by generating debate about matchups.

The social Play-in vote launches on Wednesday, March 7th and closes two week later on Wednesday, March 21st. The Facebook tab and voting ‘sapplets’ will be live during those two weeks.

CHEAT SHEET:

WAY TO EMBED:

Go to page 2. Find your team.

Copy the embed code.

Paste the embed code onto your website where you would embed a YouTube clip.

The voting platform is ready and interactive on your page!

Please Note: do NOT embed on Tumblr and do NOT change the height & width

Some jersey numbers provide for good debate (Sam Adams or Jarret Johnson for No. 95?) while other integers provide quite the challenge to simply produce a warm body (Who was your favorite No. 46 to suit up for the Ravens?).

Some choices are obvious, others might anger you, and a few will make you say, “Who?” but let the debate begin.

1 Randall Cunningham (2001)

There was really no other choice here. Some Ravens fans are still hollering for Brian Billick to replace Elvis Grbac with the veteran backup.

2 Anthony Wright (2002-05)

No one will forget Wright tossing four touchdown passes to little-used receiver Marcus Robinson, as the journeyman quarterback engineered the greatest comeback in franchise history against the Seattle Seahawks in 2003.

3 Matt Stover (1996-2008)

Never mind the fact that he’s the only player to sport the number 3 in franchise history. There is actually a Stover tribute video on YouTube.

The only other option here was J.R. Jenkins, the kickoff specialist in 2002. On second thought, Jenkins really got some distance on those kicks!

7 Kyle Boller (2003-08)

I realize most have already clicked back on their browser window after these last two picks, but the former Cal quarterback is still the franchise leader in total passing yards.
I’m not sure you were aware, but I once heard he could throw the football through the uprights. From the 50-yard line. On his knees.

8 Trent Dilfer (2000)

Flacco may be the toast of the town in 2010, but he has some work to do before making anyone forget about this guy.

9 Steve McNair (2006-07)

Many remember his poor playoff performance against Indianapolis in January 2007 and his miserable final season in Baltimore, but his arrival in 2006 helped orchestrate the best regular season record (13-3) in franchise history.

10 Eric Zeier (1996-98)

A punting performance by Kordell Stewart in 2004 and the brief hero-worship of Stoney Case in 1999 earn bizarre mentions here, but Zeier had six 100-plus quarterback rating performances and three 250-yard games in his three-year career in Baltimore. Height (listed at 6-foot-1) prevented the Georgia quarterback from getting a legitimate chance as the starter.

11 Jeff Blake (2002)

The former Bengal is the clear-cut choice here, but no one will forget him chuckling with Steelers coach Bill Cowher moments after tossing an interception in the end zone in the final seconds of a loss at Pittsburgh in 2002.

12 Vinny Testaverde (1996-97)

One of the most maligned quarterbacks in NFL history, Testaverde still owns the finest passing season in franchise history when he threw for 4,177 yards and 33 touchdowns in 1996.

Tony Banks gets consideration here with his five touchdown passes in the Ravens’ thrilling 39-36 comeback victory over Jacksonville in Week 2 of the 2000 season, a pivotal moment in the history of the franchise. Things fell apart quickly for Banks before eventually being replaced by Dilfer several weeks later.

13 Eron Riley* (2009-present)

Research indicated no player has worn No. 13 in the regular season for the Ravens. Riley wears the number on the preseason roster and was a member of the practice squad a year ago.

14 Wally Richardson (1997-98)

The pride of Happy Valley, Richardson was the third-string quarterback for two seasons and threw for one yard on two career attempts in the NFL.

15 Dave Zastudil (2002-05)

The front office took heat for drafting “The Weapon” in the fourth round of the 2002 draft, but Zastudil was a quality punter for four seasons before signing with the Browns.

16 Yamon Figurs (2007-08)

Tremendous speed that produced two touchdown returns his rookie season, but Figurs could never put it to use as a receiver.

17 David Tyree (2009)

Shayne Graham immediately takes this distinction if he makes the 53-man roster next month, but receiver Matt Willis (2007) was the only other option for this number. Besides, you may remember Tyree for something else a couple of years before his brief stop in Baltimore…
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18 Elvis Grbac (2001)

Other than Boller a few years later, no player faced the wrath of Ravens fans quite like Grbac. The former Pro Bowl quarterback came to town with intense pressure to lead a repeat in 2001, but Grbac had no chance when Jamal Lewis was lost for the season after tearing his ACL early in training camp.
He went down in flames against Pittsburgh in the playoffs and retired a few months later, but name a quarterback who would have won with Terry Allen and Jason Brookins as his feature backs that season.

19 Johnny Unitas*

Yes, I’m well aware Johnny U never played a down for the Ravens, but did you really think I could put this guy on the list?

20 Ed Reed (2002-present)

A nanosecond-long nod goes to the Super Bowl-winning safety Kim Herring, but Reed is the easiest choice among the numbers previously worn by other players. The ball-hawking safety is unquestionably one of the greatest free safeties in the history of the game.

For those of you out there who feel self conscious about the faces you make when you exert physical energy…Yeah, you who feel the need to open your mouth as wide as you can, or stick your tongue out at obscure angles every time you catch a ball or attempt to make a layup. Rest assured you probably aren’t as bad as Rafael Nadal Nor is your face plastered over the internet with a title saying “Check out this guy’s goofy faces”

I took a quick browse around that same LIFE website and found a picture of this sport

It’s called Sepak Takraw. Tell me that’s not hardcore. Here’s the wiki link because I can’t explain it better than a mix between a mix between volley ball, soccer and ninjutsu.

nextround.net posted a list of a few top 5 Home Run Scenes. I couldn’t find a video on youtube, but I’m kinda partial to the “homerun” from Problem Child. Where Junior runs around bludgeoning people with his bat.

Any of you have input on your favorite home run scene? Or to broaden the subject a little bit, plot changing basket, touchdown, catch, goal etc scene. Post away please.

That’s all for today. Hopefully I’m going to answer calls again tomorrow. It’s a little more exciting than blogging.

The first half is in the books, and the Orioles are right where most of us thought they would be—last place and out of contention.

While it’s certainly been frustrating watching the Orioles’ inconsistent play, the club has also provided some excitement with the greatest comeback in club history—against the Red Sox, no less—and the unveiling of rookies Brad Bergesen, David Hernandez, Nolan Reimold, and the much-hyped Matt Wieters.

The 40-48 record and last-place standing does not reflect the positive strides made in the first half of the season. Yes, there’s still a long way to go before we’re talking about the Orioles contending with the three heavyweights in the AL East, but as more youngsters join the fold, it’s easy to see this organization is in much better shape than it’s been at any point since 1997.

Will it be enough to put the Orioles back in the playoffs in the next few years?

Only time—and the willingness to acquire missing pieces via trades and free agency—will answer that question.

It will be interesting to see how active general manager Andy MacPhail will be as the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline approaches. Aubrey Huff, Luke Scott, Danys Baez, Jeremy Guthrie, and George Sherrill would all figure to have value for contending clubs. However, MacPhail’s patient approach is not conducive to making deadline trades.

Of course, the club does not HAVE to trade any of these players—though they would be foolish to keep Baez around—but the rest of July figures to be a busy time for MacPhail and his cell phone.

Here are the 5 W’s and 1 H for the week:

1. Who is your biggest surprise and biggest disappointment for the Orioles in the first half?

If I posed this question in mid-May, the easy choice for biggest surprise would have been center fielder Adam Jones. The Orioles’ lone All-Star representative is having a good year (.303, 12 home runs, 47 runs batted in) but has really cooled off after a blistering start.

The most pleasant surprise—if not an absolute lifesaver—has to be rookie starting pitcher Brad Bergesen. The 23-year-old righty has shown great poise in leading the rotation with six wins (tied with Jeremy Guthrie) and a 3.54 ERA.

Bergesen doesn’t dazzle you with a blazing fastball or a devastating breaking pitch, but his heavy sinker induces ground balls—crucial for pitching at Camden Yards—and his command is comparable to a grizzled veteran. It will be interesting to see if he can maintain the same level of effectiveness as teams become more familiar with the rookie in the second half.

The biggest disappointment has to be Guthrie. The Orioles’ Opening Day starter hasn’t been right since spring training when he pitched in the World Baseball Classic. Whether he’s been completely healthy is debatable, but there’s no question that Guthrie simply hasn’t made quality pitches to finish off hitters.

Guthrie is 6-8 with a 5.35 ERA and has surrendered 20 home runs in 18 starts. If he can right himself after the All-Star Break, he would be an attractive option for a contending club. At the very least, Guthrie rebounding would help stabilize a starting rotation that has struggled mightily outside of Bergesen.

2. What are your thoughts on UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar?

I’ll admit to not being much of an MMA fan, but I’ve followed Lesnar going back to his days as a professional wrestler in the WWE.

Lesnar dominated Frank Mir—the only man to beat Lesnar—to retain his title at UFC 100 on Saturday night. Perhaps more interesting than the encounter itself was Lesnar’s behavior following the match, which included a refusal to shake Mir’s hand and some lewd comments.

Though Lesnar apologized for his conduct, Vince McMahon had to be smirking when he learned of his former star’s behavior. Lesnar has cemented his status as the most hated man in the sport, but it’s a good thing for UFC. Fans love to hate a champion more than they love to cheer a champion. To steal a page from pro wrestling, people will tune in just to watch the heel lose.

3. Where would you most like to watch the Ravens play a road game?

After watching the Ravens lose to the Steelers in Pittsburgh last January—and being pelted with an ice ball by a Pittsburgh moron fan as I left Heinz Field—I’ll pass on a return to western Pennsylvania for at least a couple years.

I’m excited to go on the WNST Fenway and Football Trip the first weekend in October to watch the Ravens take on the Patriots in Foxboro. It should be a great time watching Ray Lewis and the defense matching up against Tom Brady, Randy Moss, and the New England offense.

The trip to Green Bay in December is very tempting, but a Monday night in DECEMBER at Lambeau Field feels frigid just thinking about it.

4. When will we see another Orioles pitcher throw a no-hitter?

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez hurled the first no-hitter of the MLB season on Friday night, and it caused me to think about the long drought the Orioles have endured in that department.

Other than a combined no-hitter by Bob Milacki, Mark Williamson, Mike Flanagan, and Gregg Olson in 1991, the last Orioles’ no-hitter was pitched by Hall of Famer Jim Palmer in 1969. In the last 15 years, Mike Mussina and Daniel Cabrera flirted with no-hitters a few times, but neither was able to complete it.

Pitching a no-hitter involves a great deal of luck, and it is by no means an indicator of a team’s—or pitcher’s—overall success. Sanchez was struggling and had even been removed from the starting rotation before Giants pitcher Randy Johnson went on the disabled list. You just never know. If you need proof, take a look at Don Larsen. The only man to pitch a perfect game in the World Series had a career 81-91 record.

The New York Mets have won two World Series titles in their 47-year history but have never enjoyed a no-hitter.

5. Why can’t LeBron James and Nike have a sense of humor?

Seriously. It’s great that James and Nike hold a camp for young players to rub elbows with the NBA star, but when it was reported that Nike confiscated all recordings of Xavier’s Jordan Crawford dunking over James in a pickup game, I couldn’t help but shake my head.

Would it have really been THAT damaging to James’ reputation to allow the video to pop up on YouTube? I’m sure the clever minds at Nike could have concocted a clever ad around it.

For now, we’ll have to settle for this:

6. How much longer do the Orioles go with Jason Berken and Rich Hill with Chris Tillman and others waiting in the wings at Norfolk?

Though both pitched well over the weekend, it’s hard to imagine the club continuing to go with either pitcher in the starting rotation if they stay at their current pace. Even with the solid work in their last starts, Hill still has a 6.92 ERA and Berken isn’t much better at 5.87.

Tillman started for the USA in today’s Futures Game and appears close to being ready for the big leagues. Despite giving up two runs in his only inning of work in St. Louis, the 21-year-old righty has a 7-5 record, a 2.50 ERA, and 88 strikeouts at Triple-A Norfolk this season.

Unless the club decides to give Hill another chance in the rotation, Tillman could easily be in Baltimore by the end of July. After Tillman, David Pauley (7-6, 3.67 ERA) would probably be the next arm in line, though he isn’t considered to be a long-term answer in the rotation.

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Shameless Plug Alert: I’ll be joining Glenn Clark on the Comcast Morning Show on Monday morning from 6 to 10 a.m.

To be totally honest, I can’t remember the last time I was up that early, but it should be fun.

I had a long conversation with an old friend about Earl Weaver earlier today. We talked about the you tube classics — the argument with Tom Haller and the “off the record” Coaches Corner with Tom Marr, which I’ve linked below for a Sunday morning coffee laugh.

My old pal and I laughed about the memories of watching Earl rip up rulebooks and kick dirt onto umpires. And how he invented the modern game. And how different baseball was when we were kids.

Later this evening, I received a link from a friend to read Tom Verducci’s latest missive regarding The Earl Of Baltimore and how he was the “Copernicus” of the modern game of baseball and sabremetrics and MoneyBall.

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If you’re under 30 years old, there’s a good chance you have no recollection of Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. And, if this is the case, I’ll simply invite you to check him out on youtube or a similar site. He was probably the quirkiest, most animated baseball player of the modern era.

Mark Fidrych died in an apparent farm accident, yesterday. He was 54 years old. It seems like forever since I’ve seen Fidrych – and with good cause. His career essentially ended just as quickly as it began ….. and he hasn’t pitched in nearly 30 years.

I can still recall being amazed at “The Bird’s” antics on the pitchers mound. He strutted around the rubber and talked to himself – in a way that defied common logic. I was 8 years old when he broke into the big leagues, and every kid my age was amazed, if not purely entertained by Fidrych’s mannerisms.

Trust me, every kid mimicked Fidrych – we all had our personal imitation !!!! Somehow, I reasoned that this behavior resulted in masterful pitching. Remember, I was a kid. It was the “Summer of ’76” and aside from celebrating our nation’s bicentennial, eyes were glued to TV news programs on a night when Fidrych pitched.

Remember, we didn’t have ESPN, the MLB package or MASN – although, I’m pretty certain their on-air set EXISTED . And, Al Gore was nowhere close to blessing us with the invention of the internet. Our news on Mark Fydrich came from the News American, The Sun, Vince Bagli or Charlie Eckmann.

But, Mark Fidrych grabbed some national spotlights, as well. He garnered the highest ratings EVER for ABC’s “Monday Night Baseball.” Don’t be confused, if you’re not old enough to remember Fidrych, you’re in the same boat with MNB ….. but, it was a weekly ritual.

Indeed, this was a time when baseball fans would wait an entire week to watch a night game on television. And, while MNB never really rivaled “Monday Night Football,” Fidrych was the right recipe to garner BIG ratings for the first night of the week.

Mark Fidrych started the All Star Game, for the American League, as a ROOKIE !!!! How about that for some trivia? He also pitched a complete game in his first major league start; a 2-hit victory over the Cleveland Indians.

“The Bird” burst on the scene with a “Beatles-like” mania. Sadly, Fidrych’s star vanished nearly as quickly as it emerged. While he garnered Rookie Of The Year honors, with 19 wins, Fidrych battled injuries in subsequent seasons. He never really recovered and retired, in 1983.

Think about it ….. everyone who is old enough remembers Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. He hasn’t played in nearly 30 years. And, he only played one FULL SEASON – in 1976. He appeared in a total of 59 big league games.

Can any of us name another player who hasn’t played in nearly 3 decades – and who played in less than a total of 60 games? Can we recall their exact mannerisms and shtick? I can’t think of a single one.

If you’re a young baseball fan, google Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. Watch him on youtube. He will amuse you ….. and confuse you. He was one helluva character, and the game has never witnessed another. No, don’t mention Turk Wendell.

From all accounts, Mark Fidrych was a really nice guy. He didn’t live with contempt for the cruelness associated with losing a blossoming career to injury. He wasn’t jaded by an era that offered few marketing opportunities. Trust me ….. if “The Bird” pitched in 2006, instead of 1976, he’d have his own website and reality show. He was that funny and original …..

Yesterday, Jim Palmer labeled Mark Fidrych “a great guy.” And, by all accounts, it appears he’s right. I never met Fidrych or personally talked with anyone who has. I’ll have to ask Nestor – he’s met just about everyone.